Latinas More Likely To Die Of Breast Cancer?

Latinas More Likely To Die Of Breast Cancer?

Mary Mata December 12, 2011

Latinas are about 20% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, according to a new study presented at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center-American Assn. for Cancer Research San […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: Nov. 19 – 27, 2011

Mary Mata November 27, 2011

Some great stuff this week, my favorite being the great political chisme of the week: a complete reshuffling of Texas’ congressional candidates. Check that out, for sure. Then there was […]

Latino Men Are Always The Most Critical Of Me

Mary Mata November 18, 2011

The people that get most upset about what I write are almost always Latino men. I’m not stereotyping or exaggerating — this is simply a fact. Nearly all of the […]

I Talk About The Hard Stuff Because I Think It’s Important

Mary Mata November 9, 2011

I literally and figuratively have a big mouth. Sometimes I know I should shut the hell up, but — boy howdy — it’s so hard for me to repress my […]

Despite Digital Divide Latinas Are Empowered By The Internet

Mary Mata

By Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, co-founder Latinitas Navigating the youth conference circuit, I’m always astounded by enthusiastic representatives from corporate curriculum companies who swear the digital divide is declining, often through flashy […]

Wondering About Women Who Hate Women

Mary Mata November 2, 2011

Ladies, have you ever walked into a room full of people and noticed that many of the women were giving you dirty looks for no reason at all? I call it […]

Latina Poet Takes On Texas, LA, Nostalgia And Violence

Mary Mata November 1, 2011

The numerous speakers in Thelma T. Reyna’s poetry chapbook, Breath & Bone (Finishing Line Press, 2011), oscillate between the temporary flesh of nostalgia (breath) and the spiritual threat of violence […]

My Breast Cancer Scare And New Pink Ribbon Awareness

Mary Mata

If you would have asked me on any given day before this year what month was dedicated to the awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early detection, I […]

Eva Longoria Writes About Latina Entrepreneurs

Mary Mata October 31, 2011

Eva Longoria started her career as a model and actress, but over the past few years she’s become a notable Latino philanthropist and recently said she would be writing her […]

Feminism Is For Latinas, Too

Mary Mata October 26, 2011

I remember the exact moment I became a feminist. Imagine a chubby, 12 year-old Oh Hells Nah bored at church. I was daydreaming (probably about food, as I often did) […]